Chukwuma Akabueze

Chukwuma Akabueze
	Chukwuma Akabueze in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Chukwuma Akabueze
Date of birth	6 May 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Ilorin, Nigeria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Gençlerbirliği
Number	88
Youth career
0000–2004	Kwara United
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2007	Kwara United
2007–2011	Odd
2011–2012	SK Brann
2013	Wuhan Zall
2014–2016	Odd
2017–2019	Boluspor
2019–2021	Ümraniyespor
2021–2022	Bandırmaspor
2023–	Gençlerbirliği
International career
2007	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2023

Chukwuma Akabueze (born 6 May 1989), nicknamed Bentley, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Gençlerbirliği.^[3]

Club career[edit]

The former striker of Kwara United before he was taken to Odd Grenland in July 2007. He has a very good left foot which he utilised in scoring a stunner against Zambia in the second round stage of the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. His skill is another asset to him evident by the goal he scored in the 1–1 draw with Rosenborg BK on 2 August 2009. On 24 February 2011 he signed for SK Brann.

On 19 February 2013, Bentley transferred to Chinese Super League club Wuhan Zall.^[4]

International career[edit]

He was a member of the Nigerian team that took part in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada in which they were eliminated in the quarter-final by Chile.

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.^[5]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 May 2007	Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya	Kenya	1–0	1–0	Friendly

References[edit]

^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
^ "Alle Eliteserie-overgangene i januar" (in Swedish). m.nettavisen.no. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
^ Chukwuma Akabueze at Soccerway
^ 卓尔签尼日利亚新锐国脚 Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
^ "Akabueze, Chukwuma". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

External links[edit]

FIFA article on Chukwuma Akabueze
Chukwuma Akabueze at National-Football-Teams.com
Chukwuma Akabueze at Soccerway

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[FIFA-1] "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.

[2] "Alle Eliteserie-overgangene i januar" (in Swedish). m.nettavisen.no. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

[soccerway-3] Chukwuma Akabueze at Soccerway

[4] 卓尔签尼日利亚新锐国脚 Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)

[NFT-5] "Akabueze, Chukwuma". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

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